Monty Python's Flying Circus - Revision history

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 {{TB|In the couch gag The Simpsons are squashed by a huge pink foot. This is a reference to the iconic crushing foot that appeared at the end of the intro of every ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' episode. This couch gag would later be re-used in the episodes "[[Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy]]", "[[Another Simpsons Clip Show]]" and "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]".}}
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 {{TB|Homer's college room mates claim to know the words to every Monty Python sketch, then quote from the ''"Knights who say "ni" sketch"'' from the film ''"Monty Python and the Holy Grail"''.}}
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-{{TB|A character named "[[Monty Python]]" is featured.}}
+{{TB|A character named "[[Monty Python]]" is featured. It also says: "''This is silly"'', which references a running gag in the series, where The Colonel character would interrupt sketches that became ''"too silly"''.}}
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-{{TB|Among the crowd of British characters attacking Springfield John Cleese can be seen, dressed as the character from the ''Monty Python'' "Ministry of Silly Walks" sketch.}}
+{{TB|Among the crowd of British characters attacking Springfield John Cleese can be seen, dressed as the character from the ''Monty Python'' "Ministry of Silly Walks" sketch. Later, when the British invaders are chased away, King Arthur from ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' can be seen, screaming "''Run away!"'', in direct reference to a running gag from that film.}}
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 {{TB|Appeared as himself in ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' episode 2, ''Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular'', of the third season.}}
-{{TB|Voiced himself in ''[[Brush with Greatness]]''.}}
+{{TB|Voiced himself in "[[Brush with Greatness]]".}}
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 {{TB|[[George Harrison]]}}
 {{TB|Produced ''Monty Python's Life of Brian'' and had a small cameo in the film.}}
-{{TB|Voiced himself in ''[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]''.}}
+{{TB|Voiced himself in "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]".}}
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-'''''Monty Python's Flying Circus''''' was a British alternative sketch comedy TV series, broadcast between 1969 and 1974. The core members were John Cleese, Graham Chapman, [[Michael Palin]], [[Eric Idle]], Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. The show is notorious for their absurd sketches, which feature strange situations, animation,, subversive jokes, anti comedy and a lot of men in drag. The series spawned five movies, of which ''"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975)'' and ''"Monty Python's Life of Brian"'' (1979) are the most popular. Monty Python has been referenced a lot on ''The Simpsons''. [[Matt Groening]] is on record as a fan of the show.
+'''''Monty Python's Flying Circus''''' was a British alternative sketch comedy TV series, broadcast between 1969 and 1974. The core members were John Cleese, Graham Chapman, [[Michael Palin]], [[Eric Idle]], Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. The show is notorious for their absurd sketches, which feature strange situations, animation, subversive jokes, anti comedy and a lot of men in drag. The series spawned five movies, of which ''"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975)'' and ''"Monty Python's Life of Brian"'' (1979) are the most popular. Monty Python has been referenced a lot on ''The Simpsons''. [[Matt Groening]] is on record as a fan of the show.
 == References to ''Monty Python'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
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-'''''Monty Python's Flying Circus''''' was a British alternative sketch comedy TV series, broadcast between 1969 and 1974. The core members were John Cleese, Graham Chapman, [[Michael Palin]], [[Eric Idle]], Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. The show is notorious for their absurd sketches, which feature strange situations, animation, historical-cultural references, subversive jokes, anti comedy and a lot of men in drag. The series spawned five movies, of which ''"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975)'' and ''"Monty Python's Life of Brian"'' (1979) are the most popular. Monty Python has been referenced a lot on ''The Simpsons''. [[Matt Groening]] is on record as a fan of the show.
+'''''Monty Python's Flying Circus''''' was a British alternative sketch comedy TV series, broadcast between 1969 and 1974. The core members were John Cleese, Graham Chapman, [[Michael Palin]], [[Eric Idle]], Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. The show is notorious for their absurd sketches, which feature strange situations, animation,, subversive jokes, anti comedy and a lot of men in drag. The series spawned five movies, of which ''"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975)'' and ''"Monty Python's Life of Brian"'' (1979) are the most popular. Monty Python has been referenced a lot on ''The Simpsons''. [[Matt Groening]] is on record as a fan of the show.
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